Union Berlin바카라s attempt to sign former Real Madrid star Isco Alarcón fell apart on Tuesday, with the German club saying it called the deal off at the last moment.
The 30-year-old Isco had looked set to sign for Union as a free agent after undergoing a medical in Berlin on the final day of the transfer window, but club officials announced the deal had collapsed.
바카라We would have been happy to see Isco among us, but we have our limits. These were exceeded today, contrary to the previous agreement, so the transfer is not taking place,바카라 Union general manager Oliver Ruhnert said.
Gestifute, the player agency run by Jorge Mendes which represents Isco, declined to comment on why the deal fell apart.
Isco was earlier pictured in Berlin arriving for his medical check at the sports medicine department of the Charité hospital.
The 30-year-old midfielder was available as a free agent after agreeing with Sevilla in December to cancel his contract less than five months after he joined the club. Isco scored one goal in 19 appearances across all competitions for Sevilla.
He was expected to sign a deal with Union through 2024 with the option for another season.
Ruhnert later suggested that Isco바카라s representatives demanded more than previously agreed with the club.
바카라We had to discover that previously discussed things were different from the side of the player바카라s agent,바카라 Ruhnert told Sky before Union바카라s German Cup game against Wolfsburg. 바카라Before you go through with a medical, everything is discussed and everything was clear for us. Then changes to the contract were requested again.바카라
Ruhnert said Union had been happy to proceed with what the club thought was already agreed.
바카라After the changes there today, we said, 바카라Not like that.바카라 Then it was clear for us to say 바카라 even if the player was already there 바카라 that we don바카라t get involved in anything that doesn바카라t suit us,바카라 Ruhnert said. 바카라In the end the player has to decide. He probably had other assumptions.바카라
It would have been a marquee signing for a club that has steadily improved since clinching promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2019. Isco won the Champions League five times in a trophy-laden spell at Madrid from 2013-22. Union has never played in the competition.
Isco, who played 38 times for Spain up to 2019, became a fan favorite at Madrid after joining in 2013 but did not play as much in recent seasons. Madrid did not renew his contract when it expired last year. Altogether he scored 53 goals and set up 57 more in 353 games for the Spanish giant.
When Isco was surprisingly linked with Union in recent days, the club바카라s fans and players seemed to greet the speculation with disbelief. Union captain Christopher Trimmel posted a picture on Instagram of the players celebrating Saturday바카라s derby win at Hertha Berlin with the words 바카라This victory is for you Isco바카라 and a kissing emoji. Other players reacted with laughing emojis, while Isco himself reacted with a biceps emoji.
Union is currently second in the Bundesliga, one point behind Bayern Munich after winning all three games since the winter break. It바카라s the only current Bundesliga team to have played in the old East German league.
Union was hosting Wolfsburg in the third round of the German Cup, while it faces Ajax in the first leg of their Europa League playoff in Amsterdam on Feb. 16.
Isco would have been Union바카라s fourth winter singing following the transfers of Croatia right back Josip Juranović from Celtic, Tunisia midfielder Aïssa Laïdouni from Ferencvaros and French defender Jerome Roussillon from Wolfsburg.
